Chapter 40.8 [The Murderer] Laughed Uncontrollably
When the overly shocking murder scene suddenly appeared before their eyes, this group calling themselves assassins froze.
“Huh? Huh? Huh???”
The man in the Baseball Cap had no idea what was happening and froze in place.
At this moment, the killer was approaching him…
It was all over in an instant.
The Hooded man was torn to shreds, dismembered.
This wasn’t an exaggeration; it was reality. First, a horizontal slash cut him in half at the waist.
Then the upper body had its shoulders severed. The head, chest, and abdomen were removed. The lower body had each joint severed, and the scattered pieces of flesh fell to the ground, dispersed at the moment of death. It was a true dismemberment. And the one who did this held a knife shorter than a throwing dart.
Even more terrifying was that after killing, she showed no emotional fluctuation whatsoever. She merely flicked the blood off her knife and indifferently counted,
“Second one.”
“Waaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!”
Seeing two people instantly killed, the others panicked and immediately fled in all directions, crossing over her.
The little white-haired girl didn’t seem to intend to pursue them. She merely looked at the only person left at the scene and tilted her head, seemingly puzzled as to why he wasn’t running.
The one who stayed, the man with the Beard, his eyes were wide, his body trembling, but he was still smiling.
“Finally, I found… Ha. Hahaha! I became like you, a killer, by taking on all sorts of assassination missions. But the fabled ‘possession’ never happened to me. What went wrong? Tell me, did I not kill enough people?!”
The Beard had completely lost his usual composure. Like a fanatical believer, he knelt on the ground, spread his hands, and pleaded with the little white-haired girl for an answer.
Possession… The Beard was always talking about ghosts and such, and everyone else dismissed it. But I knew that perhaps they truly existed in this world. The ghosts the Beard spoke of were likely a part of them. Judging by his words, the little girl was originally human, but she gained her current state through demonic possession.
There’s such a method?
A convenient way to gain superhuman strength. Tsk, if only I knew this sooner.
It seems the plan needs to change. With such a monster in human form, taking Juncheng An amidst the chaos became impossible. For now, I’ll observe the situation. When the little white-haired girl goes after the others, I’ll blend into the crowd and escape.
“……How could that be! I’ve already killed four or five people!aminated to being a fugitive! You say I don’t have killing intent? No killing intent?!
“Killing is not a mission.”
Not a mission… You mean…
“You and I are the same.”
“You! You’ve clearly become a killer, how can you not have killing intent!”
The man with the Beard looked up in disbelief, questioning as if he had heard the most ridiculous joke in the world.
I think he misunderstood. What the little white-haired girl meant by “the same” wasn’t about having killing intent, but about treating killing as a mission. She approached the Beard and continued speaking in her unique, halting manner.
“I kill you all, for him alone.”
“But, in terms of killing.”
The Beard was speechless.
Being denied by the very existence he longed to become, he collapsed to the ground as if his spirit had broken.
“I… Waaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!”
Then, hysterically, he picked up the dagger stuck in the Hooded man’s neck and charged madly at the little white-haired girl.
“This time, I have killing intent.”
His lifeless head flew through the air, falling onto the Hooded man’s severed neck like a divine prank.
How foolish. Being driven by impulsive emotions only leads to such an end.
But now… why has no one come to this corridor for so long?
This is the only passage to the second floor. Surely, no one chose private rooms? How is this possible?
That voice, devoid of any modulation, drew my attention back.
After killing the Beard, the little white-haired girl wiped the blood from her cheek and walked back without even changing her clothes.
What? Isn’t she afraid of being discovered by ordinary people?
Or perhaps she isn’t afraid of causing a commotion at all?
Seeing her disappear around the corner of the corridor, my intuition told me it was best not to follow. Escaping from somewhere else was the best option. This is definitely the last chance. If I don’t escape now, I won’t have another opportunity… But my feet moved uncontrollably and followed her. Damn it, am I stupid? Why am I following? ——— Is it to see Juncheng An?
Perhaps that’s the only reason…
Leaving the corridor, I blended into the crowd. Since this bar was quite large, people came and went every night, making it almost packed. Coupled with the dim lighting, I wouldn’t be easily discovered if I mixed with the crowd.
Just then, a scream erupted not far from the exit ahead, followed by a cacophony of confused noises.
So, a commotion did occur after all?
I struggled to push forward. People with terrified expressions passed by me. These people were probably the ones at the front. Some of their clothes were even stained with a bit of blood…
Did another person die?
As I pushed to a slightly more forward position, there were fewer people around.
But there were still quite a few fearless onlookers. With these idiots around, I could better conceal my figure.
The one who died was the long-haired man, stabbed in the back and lying face down on the ground, unconscious. The Transgender person, with a pale face, reached out to stop them, saying,
“Wait! You’re killing someone in broad daylight like this! Are you insane! You’ll definitely be caught by the police and executed!”
Begging for legal protection only when facing death?
“Begging for legal protection only when facing death?”
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For a moment, I thought I had spoken out loud by accident. In the next second, I noticed that the person speaking the same words as me was him…
That unbelievable young man.
“But, unfortunately, there’s no sanctuary for you here anymore.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Do you think I wouldn’t know your rendezvous point was here? What do you think, Fatty?”
Anyone with a modicum of intelligence could understand the meaning of his words.
There’s a traitor among us.
All eyes turned to the Fat man kneeling on the ground with his backside sticking up. His mental fortitude was too weak, and he revealed his hand on the spot.
“I… I don’t know anything!”
“You actually betrayed us!”
“No, it wasn’t me, it wasn’t me who sold you out, it was my mouth, my mouth just started moving…!”
His mouth moved on its own…
Was he being controlled?
“Can… are you still lucid?!”
“Of course, he’s lucid. On the contrary, it’s you who haven’t grasped the situation yet. Do you really think you can still live now?”
“Why… why isn’t anyone calling the police! Call the police! I want to go to jail! Take me away, get me away from here!”
The girl holding a camera peeked out from behind Juncheng An, covering her mouth as she giggled at the man yelling.
“You haven’t realized it yet, have you?”
“Lanhua, don’t say too much…” they said. “They’ll play any role for money, and they’ll do it flawlessly.”
Instantly, I understood what the sense of disconnect I had been feeling all along was.
So that’s why I felt that running was the right choice. The moment I entered this place, I had nowhere to hide.
“……”
These people, these people I used as pawns… they were all… ‘non-existent’?
“No one will come to save… us…”
“That’s right. What happens here today, no one outside will know… In other words, you will become missing persons.”
“Ah, ahhhhhh… Ahhhhhhh! Please, please spare me! I was blinded by greed!”
“Xueqing, finish them.”
I stood there numbly watching the Transgender person being killed, while the Fat man collapsed from the mental pressure.
Escape? There’s no escape anymore.
“So the finale is about to begin, don’t you think? Teacher Luo?”
The people surrounding me suddenly moved away, leaving me exposed. I was obvious from the start.
The people in the bar continued to drink and chat as if they hadn’t seen the murder scene at all.
“Juncheng… Hahahaha!”
I squinted at him, suddenly finding it hilarious.
I clapped incessantly, then shook my head in admiration, saying, “Amazing, truly amazing. Ah, I never thought you could go this far. I’m completely speechless. You won. You won beautifully, very…”
To think you’d use so many trump cards for me. How honored am I?
“So, what kind of death are you planning for me?”
“I will expose all your sins here, and then make you ‘commit suicide’.”
…Suicide?
“Hey, hey, you can’t be serious, right? Do you think I’d kill myself?”
“You will… So, are you ready to die now?”
“Try it if you can!”
Another girl walked up to me. Suddenly, a sense of panic washed over me. I only felt this way when I encountered particularly dangerous situations, and it was especially strong at this moment.
“Wai’er Tiān Lǐfǎ, Four-Colored Corpse.”
As soon as she finished speaking, an incredibly chilling and cruel sound came from behind me. The rotten corpse of Wang Jingyi, whom I had killed, suddenly appeared before my eyes.
Is it a hallucination? Or mental suggestion?
“Teacher… I… Why… Why…”
But she touched my ankle! And climbed up!
“Damn it, stay away!”
It’s actually real? What is this?
“That’s a zombie, a zombie. Ah, no, it’s a mix of a zombie and a ghoul. My virus turned her into a zombie, and then Bai Xue-jie’s soul-summoning technique attached a vengeful spirit to her.”
The girl with the ponytail sat on the bar, holding a bottle of wine and drinking.
“Of course, there’s more than one, right?”
…Teacher… “Teacher Luo…”
“I killed them all….”
Every single one of them is here.
Suddenly, an incredibly dark emotion surged from my heart.
It was fear.
I turned and ran, stumbling out of the place, wanting only to get away from the foul atmosphere.
When I came to my senses, I saw the sky. It turned out I had run to the rooftop without realizing it…
No wonder he said I would commit suicide.
When there’s no way out, one can only commit suicide… Hehehehe…
Juncheng An followed me, walking slowly to my front, alone.
As if deliberately showing me a weakness, the people around him were gone. Perhaps this was my last chance.
As expected, sitting around and waiting for death is not my nature.
I can’t give up just yet. If it’s only him…
“What wicked plan are you brewing now?”
“Heh, didn’t you deliberately give me an opportunity?”
“Yes.”
He walked step by step towards me, then covered my mouth.
“I gave you a chance for atonement. If you had jumped to your death right now, it would have been the best ending… However, you don’t seem like someone who would ‘atone’ for yourself. Even now, you’re not in despair, are you?”
These words came out of my own mouth.
I didn’t realize what was happening at all. My mouth naturally uttered these words.
The Fat man’s words flashed in my mind. I can’t control my mouth. So that’s what it is.
“Since that’s the case, I’ve changed my mind. I’ll let you die a more painful death.”
“Guess how I’ll kill you?”
“There are many ways to commit suicide, like jumping off a building, slitting your wrists, hanging yourself, but those are too common.”
“A death suitable for you, indeed, is this one.”
“Come on, come on! Let the performance begin!”
It was always me talking.
“Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah….”
Then I started to laugh uncontrollably.
Laughter, continuous bouts of laughter, echoed on this rooftop.
It was my laughter.
I started to laugh wildly, uncontrollably.
Continuously, incessantly, without pause, always, unendingly, lasting, painful, oxygen-deprived, my chest to abdomen aching, my throat torn, blood was even streaming out with laughter.
But, I couldn’t stop.
He wouldn’t let me stop.
Using this expression of joy to lead me to the most tragic ending.
So, this is it? This is my final death, Luo Xinhai?
Ah, this is really funny.
Hhh…
Hahahahaha
